Mont-Tremblant Winter Getaway

Four Years in the Mountains (And We Still Don’t Ski)

For the past four years, our trips to the Laurentian Mountains of Quebec have never been about the slopes. It’s about the feeling. The quiet. The fire on a Monday afternoon. A cold beer in hand while the snow falls outside.

From Windsor, Ontario, it’s about a 10.5-hour drive, which sounds dramatic until you’re actually doing it. We leave early. Usually around 6:30 a.m.

The truck gets packed while it’s still dark, food and wine stacked carefully.

We left a day before Ontario got hit by that massive snowstorm, and we were lucky. The storm dumped 60 cm of snow in Toronto!

Winter road trip from Ontario to Mont-Tremblant with snowy highway and mountain views

snowy highway and mountain views

snowy highway and mountain views

We’re incredibly fortunate to stay at the same cottage every year.

The cottage sits near Lac Supérieur, wrapped gently around the lake, about 20 minutes from the village and 30 minutes from downtown Tremblant. It’s the perfect balance of quiet and access.

Inside, it’s everything a mountain stay should be. Cozy furniture and fireplace!

If you’re curious, you can view the cottage on Vrbo here

Check out this place I found on Vrbo. https://t.vrbo.io/X6ISRLFHf0b

Now, technically, this cottage isn’t pet-friendly. But we’ve been given a very kind exception, and we don’t take that lightly.

Oakley comes with us every year, and honestly, this is his trip as much as ours. He’s incredibly well-trained, stays off furniture, and spends most of his time outside exploring the grounds around the house.

He’s a full-on snow dog!

Snow-covered forest landscape in Mont-Tremblant near Lac Supérieur during winter

Golden retriever standing in deep snow outside a Mont-Tremblant cottage

Close-up of red log cabin exterior in Mont-Tremblant covered in fresh winter snow

Golden retriever sitting in snowy forest near Mont-Tremblant cottage

Starry winter night sky above snow-covered trees in Mont-Tremblant

Golden retriever diving headfirst into deep snow during Mont-Tremblant winter stay

Winter night sky above snowbanks and forest near Lac Supérieur in Quebec

Cozy wood-burning fireplace inside Mont-Tremblant cottage during winter getaway

Golden retriever resting by fireplace inside cozy Mont-Tremblant cottage

Cabin Nights & Wine by the Fire

Mid-week, our friends joined us. The plan was simple. Stay in. Light the fire. Play games. Drink wine. Repeat.

Après ski wine tasting setup in a cozy cottage with white wine bottles, tasting placemats, wine glas

Après ski wine tasting printable hosting kit with placemats, welcome sign, and wine bottle label aga

And because I can’t help myself when it comes to hosting, I turned one afternoon into a full après ski wine tasting. I designed the entire printable kit myself - placemats, wine score cards, a welcome sign, bottle labels, and a hosting guide.

It’s playful, stylish, and easy to use whether you’re in a cabin in Mont-Tremblant or hosting at home.

If you want to recreate our fireside wine tasting, you can download the full printable kit here: 👉 Après Ski Wine Tasting Party Kit – Printable Hosting Set

Perfect for winter weekends, girls’ trips, ski chalets, or cozy entertaining at home.

Inside the kit, you’ll find:

• Wine tasting placemats

• Table top Welcome Sign

• Hosting guide

• Custom Wine Bottle Labels

We don’t ski. So this is our take on where to go in Tremblant.

Mornings belong to the cottage. Coffee. Big breakfasts. Slow starts. Maybe a walk around Lac Supérieur if the snow isn’t ridiculous. Then back inside.

By late afternoon, we head out.

Rustique and Bistro Le Loch are both about five minutes from the cottage and always a incredible meal! Rustique is our favourite, so you must try the bison burger and order their poutine. I think their poutine is the best I've ever had!

We love wandering the pedestrian village in Mont-Tremblant, it's only 20 minutes from the cottage. Take the free open air gondola to the top and then walk down!

We never skip La Diable. I order the stout every year. Smooth. Guinness-like. Reliable. If you’re planning your afternoon properly, go around 1 or 2 p.m., have a beer, warm up a bit.

Because the après ski DJs usually start around 3 p.m.

That’s when the terrace at the Fairmont Tremblant comes alive. Steam rising from the outdoor pool. Champagne glasses clinking. Women in fur dancing in snow boots like it’s a runway with snowbanks.

We’ll have a drink there and if you want something livelier? Head to Le P’tit Caribou. That’s where the real energy is.

AX Hotel Mont-Tremblant sign surrounded by snowy trees in the Laurentian Mountains

Snow tubing hill at Aventures Neige in Mont-Tremblant with visitors riding yellow tubes down snowy s

Snow tubing hill at Aventures Neige in Mont-Tremblant with visitors riding yellow tubes down snowy s

One year we booked snow tubing at Aventures Neige, right beside AX Hotel Mont-Tremblant, and it ended up being one of our favourite afternoons in Tremblant.

We brought Graham’s family and my friend Tor, who showed up in full vintage ski chic.

I purchased the tubing passes as Christmas presents and I designed custom “lift tickets” to unwrap on Christmas day, which made it feel like an experience before we even arrived. If you’re planning to go, you can reserve your tubing session here:

👉 https://aventuresneige.com/en/

And if you’d like to surprise your own friends or family, I created an editable lift ticket template you can customize in Canva and print yourself. Because gifting the moment is half the fun. 👉 Click here for the Digital Canva File

This snow tubing ticket design is a personal-use digital download template created by Styled Escapes. It may not be resold, redistributed, shared, altered for resale, or used for any commercial purposes. All designs are original and are copyright © Jennifer Lotz / Styled Escapes.

Then we go back to the cottage. Light the fire. Open another bottle. Call it a perfect day.

If you want all of our favourite spots saved in one place,

I pinned everything here: 👉 Jen's Guide to Mt. Tremblant